Category: Race & Ethnicity
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By Selwyn Duke “Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians,” warned intellectual Thomas Sowell, “who must be civilized before it is too late.” And much we’ve seen for many years now raises a question: Is it already too late? With video-recording devices everywhere today, we get to witness…
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By Selwyn Duke Pajama bottoms; crop tops; leggings as pants; du-rags; gangsta-style, sagging trousers; hoodies; and underwear showing. Modern times have become synonymous with declining standards, and all the preceding are seen in today’s schools. Not, however, at Tuskegee University (TU) in Alabama — and not under President Mark Brown’s watch. Historically black TU has…
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By Selwyn Duke Many years ago, late economist Walter E. Williams recounted a story about being offered a prestigious Ivy League professorship. A young man at the time, he refused the position. Since he wasn’t qualified on paper, he explained, it would be obvious he was hired simply because of his race. (Williams was black).…
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By Selwyn Duke It was less than a year ago that journalist Piers Morgan published his book Woke is Dead. “How Common Sense Triumphed in an Age of Total Madness,” the subtitle reads. If it has triumphed, though, some critics may wonder, why are woke bullets and bombs still raining down?
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By Selwyn Duke Here’s something many Americans don’t know: There is no category in American law such as “hate speech.” It doesn’t exist. Some people nonetheless behave as if it does — including many who sit on legal benches and juries. Some would say this is the reality, too, with a Minnesota court case that…
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By Selwyn Duke When thinking about poor Austin Metcalf, I sometimes wonder about his reactions during those last fatal moments on April 2 of last year. When murderer Karmelo Anthony drew that knife, could he not, being young and athletic, have avoided at least a deadly strike? Perhaps Anthony was just too quick. But then…
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By Selwyn Duke If you want to know why there will be more Karmelo Anthonys — angry black youth all too willing to kill whites — look no further than diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training offered by the Illinois government. It portrays white people and police as mosquitoes inflicting “microaggression” bites that maddeningly accumulate…
